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J. H. DOYLE.

HOOK AND EYE. I No. 530,933. PatentedDe'o. 18., 1894.

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JOHN H. DOYLE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO ELEANORA L. DOYLE,

OF SAME PLACE.

HOOK AND EYE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 530,933, dated December 18, 1894.

Application led March 22, 1894. Serial No. 504,740. (No model.)

To all whom it may con/cern:

Be it known that I, JOHN H. DoYLE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago,

in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Im'- provements in Hooks and Eyes, of which the following is a specification, reference being' had therein to the accompanying drawings. f

My invention relates to improvements in hooks and eyes for wearing apparel &c.

The primary object of my invention is t construct a simple, economical and durable hook and eye, which reduces the ordinary overdraw or Overlapping-of the hook and eye to a minimum, and the members are preferably made from a single continuous strand of suitable wire, and said members are so constructed and arrangedas to render them secure'and safe from accidental detachment when fastened, and, also, to permit the said members to be readily disengaged fron-1 each other by simply exerting an outward or a direct pull. Further, to disengage the entire series of hooks and eyes by a single continuous stripping motion which may be readily applied.

The above-mentioned objects and also such others as may appear from the ensuing description are attained by virtue of the construction shown in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved hook and eye secured to the edges of the material and ready for engagement. Fig. 2 represents a similar view illustrating a series of my hooks and eyes, part in engagement and part detached. Fig. 3 indicates a central longitudinal section of my hook and eye in engagement; and Fig. 4 a perspective view of the same, illustrating the operation of the shoulders to prevent accidental detachment.

Similar letters of reference indicate similar parts throughout the several views.

In practice the hooks ordinarily face inward, but for clearness the parts are shown reversed in the drawings. v

Referring to the drawings: A, indicates the base of the hook, comprising the sides t and securing loops s. Extending forward from one of the securing loops is the tongue B which consists of one of the terminal pon tions of the Wire deflected upward for a portion ol" its length, as shown at r, the free end of said tongue being of universal elasticity. From the securing loops s the sides t of the base diverge, and are thenbeutinward, forming the securing-shoulders q at the forward end of the base. Midway ot' these shoulders the wire isv doubled upon itself and turned upward to form the bill C, which extends slightly above the end of' the tongue, as clearly shown in Fig. 3.

It is essential that the free end of the tongue shall be in close proximity to the bill, so that the eye cannot be passed into or out of enf gagement without displacing thegtongue, and also, that the bill shall not overhang the tongue to such a degree that its plane will be intersected by the arc described by the free end of the tongue. The hook hereinbefore descrlbed may be used with any desired form of eye, but it is preferable that the eye be formed'w1thsecuring loops s', closely approximatlng side- -portions Z, shoulders p and a semi-circular eye-portion n. The shoulders p are intended to operate in conjunction with the shoulders q on the hook for preventing accidental dtsengagement of the members. The manner-1n whichthis result is obtained is clearly shown in Fig. 4, where it will be seen that any movement resulting in a directupward pressure of the eye will cause the shoulders p of the eye to abut against the base of the bill C of 'the hook. The distance from the shoulders of the eye to the end-portion of the same being less than the length of the bill, 1t 1s 1mpossible for the eye to clear the end of the IOO proved hook is constructed so as to permit the same to be used With any suitable eye, and that owing to its construction, an entire series may be disengaged by a movement of the hand in either direction. This is effected by holding stationary one end of any material E carrying the eyes and exerting a pull on the material E carrying the hooks. It will also be readily seen that owing to the construction as shown and described, the or dinary overdraw or overlapping of the members `:is reduced to a minimum.

Owing to the fact that a portion of the tongue B lies in the plane of the base, the hook may be partly covered Without interfering With the tongue. The main reason, however, for inclining the tongue foronly a portion of its length is that the actionis materially improved thereby.

I desire it tobe understood that other forms of bending may be resorted to While still maintaining the same relation of the operative parts, Without departing from my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim isl. A hook for wearing apparel, che., comprising a base, a bill projecting upward from the base-portion, said bill being slightly inclined, and aspring tongue of universal elasticity integral with said base portion; its free end terminating substantially on a line with the inner uppermost face of the bill, substantially as shown and described.

2. A hook for Wearing apparel, the., comprising a base having shouldered portions, a bill projecting upward from the base, the uppermost portion of the bill being substantially in a transverse plane with the said shouldered portion, and a spring tongue of universal elasticity integral with the base; a portion of said tongue being inclined upward and terminating with its free end at a point in the rear of the inner face of said bill, substantially as shown and described.

3. A hook for wearing apparel, 85o., com pris'ing a base, a bill projecting upward from the base, said bill being slightly inclined, and a spring tongue of universal elasticity integral with said base; its free end terminating below the extreme upper end of the bill yet at a point in the rear of the inner face of the bill, substantially as described.

In testimony whereofI afx my signatu re in presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN II. DOYLE.

lVitnesses:

C. C. BULKLEY, W. T. ToMPKINs. 

